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New Sure Start 'could deter youth crime'
By Catherine Gaunt,
Nursery World,
14 February 2008
Sure Start centres should be set up for five- to 12-year-olds to support children considered at risk of offending, a leading think-tank said this week.
A report by the IPPR, entitled Make Me a Criminal, said research showed that prolific criminals start offending between the ages of ten and 13. It recommended giving lead professionals individual budgets from £100 to £2,500 for individual children to spend on services such as targeted parenting programmes, intensive education interventions and cognitive behavioural therapy. IPPR associate director Julia Margo said, 'Sure Start Plus would target kids and families at the highest risk of turning into offenders later in life and...
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